Let me tell you a story about buying a car...
I was driving the same car for the last 12 years, like I had this car since high school! She did her best and while I had separation anxiety, I knew it was finally time for me to upgrade. I decided I wanted a Mazda 3 Hatchback. I took my time and spent the last two years researching: asking questions, talking to owners, reading reviews, and meeting with dealerships. I wasn't that happy with the sales people I encountered previously so I gave up on my new car search for a while. I don't like making an inquiry and then receiving multiple texts, calls, emails right away (within an hour!) from one place, I didn't like being transferred between sales associates, or talking with associates who had very little experience and knowledge about the car they were selling. I also don't like getting the run around about pricing and having to go back and forth ("here's the price, well we can try to lower it this much, hey wait! how about this much?" Psshh if you wanted to give me a fair deal you would have done that from the start!). All of this typical reasons for why car sales people earn their bad reputation.
I found none of that malarkey at Brunswick Mazda/ Brunswick Auto Mart! In 24 hours of making contact with them I purchased a new car! Ryan Hart was my sales associate and he promptly contacted me and gave me the lowest price from the start. No BS, no games, just straight forward and in talking to him I could easily tell he had a lot of knowledge not only about my specific car but about the manufacturer in general as well. And you better believe I grilled him and brought up every problem, possibility, question, whatever that I found in my research. He stayed cool as a cucumber and gave me all of the answers. He went over every single doohickey and feature inside and outside of the car with me and we discussed/compared everything (ie 16 inch tires vs 18 inch tires and how the car performs in the snow). He even broke down the pricing for me so I could see exactly how everything added up and what payments would be if I took 0% APR or cash back. He was very open about all of the rebates I could get, what if anything he made off of the sale, what the dealership was getting, how long the car was on the lot, if Mazda was going to do any revisions on this model soon, the three best times of the year to buy a car, his history/driving experience with his own Mazda; he was upfront about everything!
When it came time for the paper work I met with the finance manager, Steven Platko. Another seemingly genuine guy, friendly, and no stench of shadiness at all. I had a specific number in mind that I wanted for my car payments and Steve found a way to help me get really close to that ideal goal. The sales price could not be lowered anymore so they increased the value of my trade and bought me three more months of zero interest.
All in all I would definitely recommend Ryan and Steve at Brunswick Mazda. I felt comfortable, did not experience any pressure or stupid sales tactics, and I know I got a really great deal on my car! read more